Building a legacy of
compassionate care
About the Foundation
Philanthropy – the act of giving to benefit others – strengthens our entire community. At the Residence, it is both our foundation and our future. Thanks to the generosity of our communities, we can provide extraordinary care to our patients and their families at one of the most vulnerable times of life.
At the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence Foundation, we are dedicated to ensuring that every patient receives compassionate, high-quality care in their final weeks, free of charge. Every donation enhances the Residence’s ability to offer thoughtful, personalized care. These gifts create meaningful moments of comfort, connection, and peace for patients and their loved ones.
Supporting Compassionate Care
At the Residence, we provide care and services at no cost to patients and their families. In addition to the funding we receive from the government, we must raise over $4.5 million each year to cover the Residence’s operating costs.
Your donations are more than financial support—they are an act of love, ensuring that families facing one of life’s most difficult moments can do so with dignity, peace, and the warmth of a caring community. Because of you, we can continue to bring hope, compassion, and extraordinary care to those who need it most.
Stewarding your Support
Since 2003, the Teresa Dellar Palliative Care Residence Foundation has worked to ensure the long-term sustainability of our essential care. Our dedicated Foundation Board of Directors guides our fundraising efforts and stewards our resources with vision and integrity.
Our Fundraising & Communications Team and our invaluable volunteers build meaningful partnerships throughout our community. We work closely with individual donors, philanthropic foundations, companies, and community groups who share our commitment to compassionate care. Through major gifts, special events, direct mail campaigns, planned giving, and memorial donations, we create various ways for supporters to make a lasting difference.
Current funding is distributed as follows:

Every contribution, big or small, helps us continue providing compassionate care.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to all our donors, whose generosity allows us to make a lasting impact.
The Foundation Board
See our governance for a list of our Foundation Board members.
The Fundraising Team
Céline Patenaude —Director of the Foundation
Nancy Eperjesy —Fundraising Event Advisor
Linda Fraraccio – Donations Administrator
Jessica Newey — Advisor, Philanthropy
Karen Rhodes — Campaigns and Donations Manager
We believe in the power of community.
Through our events, we bring people together to connect, remember, and make a difference.
Our Annual Signature Events

26th Annual Valentine’s Ball
Friday, February 14, 2025, Château Vaudreuil, Pavillon sur le Lac

Donor Bill of Rights and Code of Ethics
Our Foundation and Residence adhere to the Association of Fundraising Professionals’
Donor Bill of Rights and AFP Code of Ethics.